Flight crew misread SID chart and flew the wrong heading on departure.

Attributes
ACN	166410
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	166410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Controller (clearance delivery) issued 'nashville six departure.' commercial chart company departure SID (nashville 6) was reviewed by both pilots, however a note in fine print for a special procedure off runway 2R (new runway) was overlooked by both pilots. Procedure is fly 'heading 035 degree to intercept the bna 028 degree radial.' we flew runway heading. Controller queried our instructions, and added 'for future reference.' this is the only special procedure for any runway at bna, and the departure (bna 6) should 'highlight' this instead of hiding it in the fine print, also, 'vectors' is at the top of the SID in bold print. This was interpreted by both pilots as meaning fly runway heading unless told otherwise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISREAD SID CHART AND FLEW THE WRONG HEADING ON DEP.

Narrative: CTLR (CLRNC DELIVERY) ISSUED 'NASHVILLE SIX DEP.' COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY DEP SID (NASHVILLE 6) WAS REVIEWED BY BOTH PLTS, HOWEVER A NOTE IN FINE PRINT FOR A SPECIAL PROC OFF RWY 2R (NEW RWY) WAS OVERLOOKED BY BOTH PLTS. PROC IS FLY 'HDG 035 DEG TO INTERCEPT THE BNA 028 DEG RADIAL.' WE FLEW RWY HDG. CTLR QUERIED OUR INSTRUCTIONS, AND ADDED 'FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.' THIS IS THE ONLY SPECIAL PROC FOR ANY RWY AT BNA, AND THE DEP (BNA 6) SHOULD 'HIGHLIGHT' THIS INSTEAD OF HIDING IT IN THE FINE PRINT, ALSO, 'VECTORS' IS AT THE TOP OF THE SID IN BOLD PRINT. THIS WAS INTERPRETED BY BOTH PLTS AS MEANING FLY RWY HDG UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.